Trip to Warhammer World!
The sheer size of the exhibits was incredible. The picture to the right is a display of “The Battle for Angelus Prime.” This diorama is actually a challenge at Warhammer Worlds. An assassin is hidden somewhere in the exhibit - and is left there until someone finds it and is in turn rewarded with a miniature.
Sounds easy? When I visited, I spoke with one of the staff outside. He said sometimes the assassin might stay hidden for a couple days, but at other times, it might stay hidden for a few months before someone finds it.
Unfortunately, I did not succeed, but I did take quite some time looking - which in turn showed me just how detailed this diorama of the battle is.
A sign nearby states that (at the time of writing) the display was:
Built over a 9 month period by 10 individuals
Added to over time, but at the time contained over 5,500 miniatures and over 1200 scenery kits
Was over 22 feet in length, 12 in width, and 20 high!
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity travel to England and France…so I had to stop by Warhammer World.
It was an incredible experience - and one I recommend anyone in the hobby to take if the chance ever arises.
I spent most of the day at the museum. Seeing models from all the games I play of GW’s and more. Simply breathtaking to see all the work that went into making the exhibits and dioramas. Each model carefully placed - you could almost see and hear the battles coming to life!
Pictures and words cannot begin to explain the experience. My father-in-law had next to no knowledge of what Warhammer is prior to visiting, and by the time we left he mentioned he had a interest in checking out the game sometime (and he’s not even a gamer).
When I visited, there was over 15,000 miniatures and almost 30 dioramas to explore. Not going to lie, I took pictures of many of my armies just to take home and continue to appreciate the paint jobs, as well as give me ideas for painting my own armies. It was inspiring!
Not only dioramas, but there were tables to play at - something I will definitely be returning for one day as the game hall was very well designed and decorated.
Be sure to stop on by Bugman’s Bar and Kitchen too - a very thematic place to eat next to the game hall. The store also has a very large selection, as well as some very cool exclusives.
A little bit of a side note, I recommend making sure you don’t have a flight to make the next day. We took a train from London to Nottingham (less than 2 hour ride) and planned to take a train back to London that night before flying to Paris the next day. The problem was, it rained ALL day…and because of that, flooded the tracks resulting in our tickets being canceled. Being that we had to make the plane the next morning, we quickly scrambled to take a bus back to London - as many others were doing. It was tight, but we made it, just didn’t get back to London until around 1:00 am… So plan to stay the night, as there are many other things to see around Nottingham!